Our favorite free Linux tools which enable webcams to capture images and video, and to act as a video surveillance device.
Read more
Tag: webcam
Photobooth is photobooth software for the Raspberry Pi and PC
Photobooth is software is intended to run on a Raspberry Pi 2 and upwards, but it can run on any Linux PC.
Read more
WebCamControl is a GUI app for controlling properties of a webcam
WebCamControl is a Linux GUI app that can be used to control properties of your webcam such as pan, tilt, zoom, etc.
Read more
webcamize – use your camera as a webcam
Webcamize is software which lets you use any modern camera as a webcam on Linux—your DSLR, mirrorless, camcorder, point-and-shoot, and even some smartphones/tablets.
Read more
Guvcview – full-featured video grabber
Guvcview (GTK+ UVC Viewer) is a webcam application offering a simple interface with special effects for video capture.
Read more
Webcamoid – full featured webcam application
Webcamoid is a simple, but versatile open source webcam suite for picture and video capture. The application provides a good set of features.
Read more
DroidCam – turn mobile device into a network-attached IP camera
DroidCam is open source software that lets you use your Android (or iOS) device as a network-attached IP camera.
Read more
ZoneMinder – state-of-the-art video surveillance software system
ZoneMinder is an all-in-one Linux security camera solution. This application is designed around a series of independent components.
Read more
Motion – webcam software
Motion is a V4L capture program supporting motion detection.
Read more
Kerberos.io – video surveillance solution
Kerberos is a video surveillance solution, that uses computer vision algorithms to detect changes, and that can trigger actions (notifications, api, etc).
Read more